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Month: August 2022
Reuben Styles – music, mental health and social media
“Social media is the toilet of the internet, yet because of the way of the world, it’s somewhere I have to be. It’s like a horrible brother. I can’t just hang up the boots and simply leave.” Reuben Styles, award-winning musician with Peking Duk and founder of Y.O.G.A. shares his journey: The music industry can […]
7 tips for navigating criticism online
1. It’s Easy To Be Mean Behind A Screen The internet allows people to be more anonymous and removed, which amplifies the ferocity of aggression and criticism. It’s likely these people would never voice such criticisms in a chat face-to-face. 2. It’s Okay If It Hurts Whether it’s words out of someone’s mouth or words […]
PM Presents Midnight Oil with Support Act Award for Excellence in the Community
Support Act’s longest-running fundraising event, Music In The House, returned after a two-year hiatus at The Grounds of Alexandria in Sydney tonight (Tuesday 23 August). Leaders from across the music industry and beyond attended the sold-out event in celebration of the charity’s 25th anniversary, including the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Prime Minister of Australia, and […]
Mentally supporting young workers
The music industry is a magnet for young people, and with the NSW workforce being made up of more than half a million of them, supporting and preventing work-related harm to their mental health is essential, as this recent post from SafeWork NSW points out. Research shows that young workers are at a high risk […]
Music In The House Returns to celebrate Midnight Oil
Support Act’s longest running fundraising event, Music In The House, will return to Sydney after a two-year hiatus on Tuesday 23 August at The Grounds of Alexandria. The sold-out event will welcome leaders from across the music industry, including past and present Support Act Board Directors, in celebration of the charity’s 25th anniversary. Aussie legends, […]
Support Act celebrates 25 years as the music industry’s charity
Support Act is celebrating a major milestone today – it’s 25th anniversary. Launched on 8 August 1997 by an industry-led committee, Support Act remains the music industry’s only charity providing crisis relief and life-saving mental health and wellbeing support to thousands of people each year, along with services such as the Support Act Wellbeing Helpline, […]
Backstage Pass – July
Our latest edition of monthly newsletter, Backstage Pass, is out now! Find out how we’ve been supporting the music industry and how you can get involved to help or receive help by checking out the latest edition here. To receive future issues, subscribe here.
